Photographic-film strip.



' To all whom it may concern:

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' WILLiAlVI FJIFO LMER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

rHo'roenArHIc-HLM STRIP.

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM F. Formica,

of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Photographic-Film Strips; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exactdescription of the same, reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to photography and more particularly to flexible photographic films such as are formed into strips and wound upon a spool forming ilfillll cartridge for roll holding cameras and the invention has for its Object to provide a film strip so constituted that when used in an eX-. posing mechamsm 1n whlch the shutter dc-' vices or the film winding devices or both, are placed under the control of the film, the latt'er will not exercise its control falsely and automatically provide 'for conditions that do not exist. To these and other ends the in vention residcsin certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features beingpointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings? Figure 1 is a perspective view of certain parts of a camera mechanism upon which 1s disposed a photographic film strip constructed in accordance With and illustrating one embodiment of my invention, the latter being in a preliminary position occupied before it has taken a position toreceive an eX- posure;

Fig. 2 is a similar fragmentary view Show ing the disposition of the rear end of the strip after the last exposure has been ,made; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the roll or cartridge, and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the film'strip. Similar reference numerals throughout the several figures indicate the same parts.

This invention contemplates an improved film for use in any e'Xposin mechanism where the progress of the strip-1n unwinding performs some function whereby a condition Within the camera is indicated or a desired effect upon some mechanism is automatically produced, but for convenience in the following description, I will select a-mechanism in which it will be assumed that the object Fig. 3, and form an outer- Specification of Letters Patent. 1 Patented Mfa l'. 26, 11918. Application filed November 13, 1915. Serial m. 61,268.

to be gained is to place a shutter mechanism and a, film winding mechanism under the controlof the film so that after an exposure, the shutter mechanism may not again be operated to rexpose the same surface on the film because lockeduntil the winding mechanism has been operated to spread a new surface before the lens and so that after suchfresh surface has been brought into exposing position, it may not be withdrawn from that position before the shutter mechanism is op} erated to expose it because of the winding mechanism being locked pending such operation of the shutter mechanism. In this view, referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a shaft that is suitably connectedtothe winding and shutter mechanisms and which car" ries an idle roller 2 rotatable freely thereon. At each end of said roller 2 is a collar 3 of the same diameter and forming a continua ti on thereof but which is fixed tothe shaft 1 and carries a-; number of circumferentially arranged film engaging spurs 4. Thereis thus produced a film measuring roll the central portion of which is idle and the ends of which are adapted to positively engage the margins of a film strip of proper width when drawn across it. v p i The measuring roll is shown adjacentto frame 5, the opening 6 at the rear of which is in the focal plane and constitutes the "ex posure opening, defining the field of the image cast by the lens and across which the film is drawn in the focal plane with the aid of a guide roll 7 at thebottoln Thespool .upon which the film strip is wound before exposure is shown at 8 and the Winding spool on which it is drawn off is shown at9.

The film strip itself is best illustrated in Fig. =1 and in the tuted by an, black paper or other suitable material to the front or inner face of. which is directly applied the emulsion or sensitive medium. The. forward end 10 is of a width sufficient to fit closely to both fiangesof the spool 3. when initially wound thereon, fas shown-in present instance is consti-' actinically opaque backing of.

protective light" ion tight covering. for the unexposed roll or cartridge and be secured by the usueljbandfl or label 16. Next to'thiscfrontap ortion' m the margins of the strip are e'u't away fore distance, portion 12 which as at 1 1, to providea narrower- 1S capable of treating" upon the idle roller. 2 without engaging strip w'oi ndnext tothecore ofthe spool 8: I

The intermediate portion or body of 'the 1 {.s'trip l llisi er the'maximum width of'the "portion-10' and adapted to be engaged by'the I pur successivevexposuresaremade on diiferent 7 v to an exposure indicator orautomatic; niech- "anisin- "other; than 1 those sug {liandit is on this portion thatv the picture area indicated the dotted lines 15.

- .Tlie-operation is as follows :1 The. primary object of the is: to, thesupply spool 8 and just'before it passes before the exposure opening 6 so that when a sufficient area has been drawn ofi to cover j; the latter, further winding of the take-up spool 9 will be stopped until after the ez' posilre'. This, as before stated, is effected through suitable connections with the shaft 1. In Fig. 1, the front end portion 10 has been threaded upon the take-up spool 9 and f the'part of the strip in frontiof the ex posure' opening 6 is made up of a portion of tion 12 which latter is also exposed against the measuring roll. Neither of these por-' this end 10 and apart of the reduced por- ,tionsllO and '12 is avpict ure carrying surface and hence it is desired that the device he not locked until both have passed on. 'Hence,' ".the strip passes idly for a time over'the free roller '2, only, allowing continued rotation of the spool 9-beyond that required to advance a single picture length. When, however the intermediate picture carrying portion'14 emerges from the spool 8 far enough to engage the spurs 4, the measuring commemes and the winding is stopped as soon as the first picture-length thereon has passed the roll and spanned the exposure opening. The proper positioning of the very first picture carrying area is therefore assured and indicated, no u'seless'operation of the shutter upon the inoperative part of the strip being permitted and this is the function of the narrow portion 12.

After thelast exposure area on mediate portion 14: has been exposed and winding of the spool 9 is proceeded with,

the latter willnot thereafter again be locked for the reason that the narrow portion 13 at the extreme inner end of the strip then passes to .the measuring roll and but idly engages the free roller 2, as shown in Fig. 2,

until the whole strip has been completely retwo-part @5011 measure the film after it leaves the interwound upon the spool ,Therecan therefore be. no-useless operatioriof the shutter upon this end-either for it "cannot hereleased until theTshaft :1 is. turned while the I limitless rotation ofthe' spoolindiportion -13.

" 'Of course; the shaftl be connected ested herein without departing 'from the splritof my- .in-

vention whichhas to; .do'essentially with" the formation of'a film strip in s uch manner that it willbutI intermittently aflect' a coop- *e'ratingfactor in a controlling mechanism of some-kind.

It is alsoobvio'us that my invention is not character described asthe-film base or carryte'ctivebacking. strip formation parts. I I' claim as my invention:

a continuous strip-having. its rea and, g un form W dth andnarrower than it's inter mediate portion;

= 2. "A photo" 'raphic roll composed of 1 a continuous striphaving a portion near its front end of a uniform, width. and narrower than its intermediate ortion;

. 3. Aphotographic lrn roll composed of front and a portion near its rear end each a continuous strip havinga portion nearits of a uniform width narrower thanfits inter- I mediate portion. I

V 4. A photographic-film consisting; of an opaque flexible strip coated with sensitive material and embodying a portionnear each end narrowerthan the intermediate portion, Y

the said narrower portions havingparallel edges and being of equal width'and in aline ment with each other longitudinally of the strip.

5. A photographic film strip having avbroad protective outer end portion -and a broad 'ntermediate' sensitive portion ad joined by narrower p'ortionsof "uniforml width.

Y WILLIAM F. FOLMER.

.Witnesses:

'RUssELL B. Gmzrrrrm. Aenns' Nusnrrr BISSELL. 

